UK Microwave Group – Scatterpoint Microwave Newsletter – 2018



SCATTERPOINT – 2018
An Amateur Radio Publication for the Microwave Enthusiast


JANUARY

• Good 10 GHz Feedhorns That You Can Buy

• Phase noise of synths and references – 2

• Yet Another LDMOS Amplifier

• Common positive latching relay driver

• UKuG Contest Overview

• EME 2018: Call for Papers


FEBRUARY

• Backscatter is now online

• SK: Peter Horbaczewskyj G4ZXO

• Wideband low noise amp for the SDRPlay

• Use of reflectors on 10GHz

• UKuG Microwave Contest Calendar 2018

• Wimo 23cm antenna problem


MARCH

• New UKuG Wiki

• Microwave EME Activity Weekends

• SK: Anatoly V. Kokotov UA4HTS

• SK: Daniel Glanc OK1DIG

• 70cm 3W driver board

• Martlesham Roundtable UKuG AGM

APRIL

• Martlesham report and UKuG AGM Minutes

• Low Power RF Power Meter

• Handy Signal Generator for 10GHz

• 3D Printed horn antennas

• Bodging WG22/WR28 switches for 24GHz

• Analog Devices ADALM-PLUTO SDR

MAY

• Synthesizer Phase Noise Measurements

• Horn antenna for 6cm ATV

• Beaconspot changes its web address

• Fraser Shepherd Award to Jean Powis

• Monitor DSLWP-A – Help needed

• Beginners workshop on Gnu Radio

JUNE

• Attenuators – A piece of Pi

• Offset Dish Alignment

• Contest results

• News from Ofcom re 3.6GHz

• RAL Roundtable report 2018

• Very Last Call for EME2018

JULY

• Nort Synthesized Local Oscillator

• Gigatec Amplifiers

• The New GeogWin Software

• Some articles on the UKuG Wiki

• Activity news: 47 GHz GB3SCQ upgrade

• G3VVB Project Competition at RAL

AUGUST

• SK: Jim Wakenell, G8UGL

• Chairman’s Thoughts – inc EME2018

• Ofcom WRC-19 Consultation

• EME2018 report

• ANDORRA C37RS report

• Microwave Site Database


SEPTEMBER

• History Corner

• Crawley Roundtable report

• Conference on Amateur Radio Astronomy

• ADF5355 Synthesizer Control

• Crawley Microwave Round Table Report

• UKuG 10GHz Loan Equipment Info

OCTOBER

• New groups.io microwave reflector

• Under the Radar: Sir Robert Watson-Watt

• Cheap Speech Compressor and Noise Gate

• GMRT Roundtable call for inputs

• September & October Activity news

• GB3NGI and ON0EME Beacon news

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

• GMRT Report and Microwave Directory

• Free ATV Event – Eaton Manor

• Contest Results

• New 47GHz beacon GB3SCQ at Bell Hill

• UKuG Microwave Contests for 2019

• USA Conference Activities